Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026: "My Dear Liar"

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Director: Shen Ao Screenwriters: Shen Ao, Xu Luyang, Wang Yanqiu Cinematographer: Zhong Rui Cast: Da Peng, Liu Yan, Zhang Zixian Produced by Shanghai Dirty Monkeys Studios Co., Ltd., The City Film Co., Ltd., Tencent Pictures Culture Media Co., Ltd. 2019 | Colour | 112′ In Putonghua and Chongqing dialect with Chinese and English subtitles Best Directorial Debut, The 33rd China Golden Rooster Awards Best Debut Film, Golden Deer Awards, The 15th China Changchun Film Festival Best Leading Actress, Golden Lotus Awards, The 11th Macau International Movie Festival Named from the insurance term “beneficiary”, the film follows a husband who plots to kill his wife for an insurance payout. Blending livestreaming, insurance fraud, and the struggles of the underclass, this dark comedy unfolds. Set against Chongqing’s mountainous landscape and spoken in the local dialect, the film roots its fraud plot in everyday life with a touch of absurdity. Director Shen Ao first made his mark through his graduation short film, The Opposite Shore, which won international awards and showcased his solid audiovisual craftsmanship. His technical skills caught the eye of Ning Hao, producer of Dying to Survive, which ultimately led to the creation of this feature film. Post-screening Talk (In Cantonese) 10. 10. 2026 (Sat) Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive Speaker: Keith Ho Limited Seats available for post-screening talk. Ticket holders of the screening with post-screening talk will be admitted with priority. Remaining seats will be opened on a first-come, first-served basis. Audiences are welcome to queue up at 1/F, Hong Kong Film Archive 15 minutes before the talk begins.

導演：申奧 編劇：申奧、許淥洋、王燕秋 攝影：鍾銳 主演：大鵬、柳岩、張子賢 出品：壞猴子（上海）文化傳播有限公司、上海他城影業有限公司、騰訊影業文化傳播有限公司 2019 | 彩色 | 112′ 普通話、重慶方言對白，中英文字幕 第33屆中國電影金雞獎最佳導演處女作獎 第15屆中國長春電影節金鹿獎最佳處女作獎 第11屆澳門國際電影節金蓮花最佳女主角獎 「受益人」為保險行業的常用詞，電影以荒誕的「殺妻騙保」為主線，將網絡直播生態、騙保犯罪及底層生存困境交織成一個犯罪喜劇故事。影片善用重慶方言及山城空間去貼近小人物的生活，平添幾分黑色幽默。 導演申奧早年以短片創作嶄露頭角，其畢業短片《河龍川崗》更榮獲國際獎項。申奧的扎實視聽功力，受到《我不是藥神》監製寧浩的青睞，創作出《受益人》這部長片。 設映後談 (粵語主講) 10. 10. 2026 (六) 香港電影資料館電影院 講者：何故 映後談座位有限，持映後談電影放映門票的觀眾優先入座，其餘座位先到先得。觀眾可於映後談開始前15分鐘於香港電影資料館1樓大堂等候入座。